[Hdhead]

On the D* website it says "the most olympic coverage channels 750 - 756". Is this all the HD channels that have been dedicated to the games?

 

[syphix]

Hmm...interesting....

That's the banner on the top of the TV Listings grid...but when I jump to Aug. 8th, say, 10pm...channels 750-756 are not even available...

 

[Curtis0620]

This is my guess.

1. Olympic Mix Channel
2. NBC
3. USA
4. CNBC
5. UHD
6. Soccer Ch
7. Basketball Ch

 

[Visman]

On the D* website it says "the most olympic coverage channels 750 - 756". Is this all the HD channels that have been dedicated to the games?

were on the D*s web site do you see it?

 

[syphix]

were on the D*s web site do you see it?

I saw the above posted banner on the TV Listings grid.

 

[robdec]

I also noticed the banner and was wondering if anyone had more detail.

 

[hengnv]

This is my guess.

1. Olympic Mix Channel
2. NBC
3. USA
4. CNBC
5. UHD
6. Soccer Ch
7. Basketball Ch

You forgot Oxygen...my guess Oxygen will replace NBC in the 750's

 

[Curtis0620]

You forgot Oxygen...my guess Oxygen will replace NBC in the 750's

I was only including the HD channels.

 

[LarryFlowers]

On the D* website it says "the most olympic coverage channels 750 - 756". Is this all the HD channels that have been dedicated to the games?

What are you looking for? These 7 channels plus NBC itself, and all the other channels that are part of the NBC Group... how many channels are needed?

 

[dstorm]

You forgot Oxygen...my guess Oxygen will replace NBC in the 750's

And wondering if they might include Telemundo

Total stations carrying games:

NBC
MSNBC
CNBC
USA
Oxygen
Telemundo
Soccer Channel
B-ball Channel
Mix channel?
UniHD?

 

[Hdhead]

What are you looking for? These 7 channels plus NBC itself, and all the other channels that are part of the NBC Group... how many channels are needed?

I don't know that is why I asked.

 

[wilbur_the_goose]

I want my table tennis!

 

[GutBomb]

I wouldn't assume these are going to be HD.

 

[jpl]

I wouldn't assume these are going to be HD.

If you guys are getting the same package that NBC worked with Verizon, I believe all those channels WILL be in HD. That's where Verizon placed all of these channels - in the HD section. The soccer and basketball channels are both listed in the HD section. And Verizon rolled out CNBC HD and USA HD to all the markets (like mine) that haven't been transitioned yet to get all those new HD channels (those channels are included in the national roll-out of all these new HD channels, but some markets have yet to be transitioned, and still they added those channels to those markets just for the olympics coverage). All this was done as per the agreement with NBC. Whether all the broadcasts will be HD... well, that's another question.

 

[Maverickster]

Whether all the broadcasts will be HD... well, that's another question.

I could've sworn I read an NBC press release indicating that all of the broadcasts would be available in HD. I noted it because I found that incredibly difficult to believe. I'll try to dig it out.

--Mav

 

[jpl]

I could've sworn I read an NBC press release indicating that all of the broadcasts would be available in HD. I noted it because I found that incredibly difficult to believe. I'll try to dig it out.

--Mav

I don't remember seeing that, but you may be right. I'd have a hard time believing that too. Plus, aren't they using MSNBC to carry some of the olympics coverage? That's not currently in HD.

 

[JonSamuels]

Plus, aren't they using MSNBC to carry some of the olympics coverage? That's not currently in HD.

I could be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that they will simulcast the MSNBC stuff on Universal HD.

 

[glorman]

I don't remember seeing that, but you may be right. I'd have a hard time believing that too. Plus, aren't they using MSNBC to carry some of the olympics coverage? That's not currently in HD.

From the huge pdf showing NBC's Olympic schedule "Universal HD will provide 24 hours of simulcasts and repeats of Olympic events broadcast on both MSNBC and CNBC"

FWIW, it doesn't mention anything about HD for the basketball or Soccer channels

 

[jpl]

From the huge pdf showing NBC's Olympic schedule "Universal HD will provide 24 hours of simulcasts and repeats of Olympic events broadcast on both MSNBC and CNBC"

FWIW, it doesn't mention anything about HD for the basketball or Soccer channels

I don't know if all the basketball or soccer programming is going to be in HD, but from what I understand the channels that fios activated for those sports are definitely HD channels.

 

[jpl]

One other thing - don't know if this is FiOS specific or not, but figured I'd put it out there. When Verizon cut this deal, they added 5 channels to everyone's lineup:

USA HD (for markets that didn't already have it)
CNBC HD (for markets that didn't already have it)
Soccer/Basketball HD 1
Soccer/Basketball HD 2

But they also added an SD channel listed as an Olympics Barker Channel. Not sure what that's all about. I'm guessing that that will probably run medal tallies, summaries of the day's events... as well as streaming video (hence the 'barker aspect of it') - probably like an ESPN News geared just for the olympics or something.

Again, not sure if that's one that you guys will see - or if that's just one that Verizon is putting out there, but I figured I'd post about it.